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Creativity Takes Courage: Dare to Think Differently

Its not always easy to be creativeto give our minds space to roam while ignoring our inner critic, to stare down a blank page and make the leap from nothing toanything. It takes courage.

Finding the courage to create is something the editors of Flowknow a lot about. Creativity is a central value of theFlowmission, evident in every issue that bursts with the wild imaginations of its artists, writers, and editors. InCreativity Takes Courage, Flow brings together inspiration, hands-on projects, boundary-pushing activities, and special paper goodies to show readers how to unleash their inner artists.

Organized around a series of twelve daresincluding Dare to Fail, Dare to Be a Kid, Dare to Be Bored, Dare to Go Offline, Dare to CollaborateCreativity Takes Courageencourages the reader to be fully present . . . and spend idle time staring out the window. To leave your comfort zone and start a project, without hesitation . . . and nourish yourself with museum visits and reading time. Each dare includes fill-in pages and prompts to go deeper into what motivates us or hinders us, like mindful questions to identify fears of failure, or a Dare to Commit notebook for recording both daily and weekly projects.

Its the illustrated and fully interactive gift of how to live more creatively and enjoy every minute of the process, no matter what the result.